Grab this program where I hand you the exact three drills and walk you through, step by step, how to fix your kid's stuttering running mechanics — with no coach needed, no gym, no guesswork, and zero running experience required.
An engine doesn't gain power from having more parts — it gains power from firing them in the right order. Your kid's body works the same way. Here's the order we fix it in.
Red = the misfire · Green = fixed
The forward lean. Most kids bend over at the hips when they should be leaning from the ankles — get this right and gravity does half the work.
Raw power off the ground. Most kids shuffle along the ground instead of driving down into it — fix it and the rev counter climbs on every stride.
Your arms ignite your legs. Locked or crossing arms kill the timing — fix the ignition and everything below fires in sync.
Most kids have all three parts. They just fire them backwards. That's not a slow kid. That's a misfire.
Extra sessions build fitness — but a kid with good fitness and bad mechanics is still just a fit kid running the wrong way.
New boots, better shoes, lighter gear — none of it touches the actual movement pattern underneath.
Some kids do. Most don't — they just get older while running the same misfire, season after season.
Watch a 2-minute video. Run a 10-minute drill. Fix the mechanic directly. Three sessions, done.
— Bowie's dad, after 3 sessions.
A dad came to me frustrated. His son was getting out-run by kids he knew were slower. On the sideline, you could see it too — the boy had the football brain, the hunger, the vision, but every time the ball opened up, someone else got there first. We filmed him. The mechanics were obvious once you knew what to look for.
Three sessions later his dad messaged me. "He looked different out there. He was first to the ball." That's what fixing the physical does. The speed follows — every time.
— Carlo, Noah's dad. Footy & basketball.
Noah had sore calves every time he played footy and basketball, and he was getting frustrated all the time. His family had tried band-aid fixes before. This time we went after the mechanics underneath.
"The biggest benefit is his running. In one session Mick was able to tweak his running mechanics, and we saw his pace improve."
Alex's dad, halfway through the season.
A couple of growth spurts, and all of a sudden Alex couldn't get going. Then it started affecting the rest of his game. In one session we worked on his push off, posture, acceleration and arms. His push off went from 3 to 7, and he improved on all six standards we scored.
"Alex has more confidence in his body. He's more conscious of his running stride."
And when his dad asked what's stuck with him on the pitch, Alex said: "Pumping my arms." Arms are The Ignition, one of the three parts you fix in Fire The Engine.
Mich's kids were struggling with their technique, and her daughter Charlotte was getting sore knees after every basketball game. Here's what changed.
Daniel PB'd his 5km. Charlotte no longer gets sore knees after basketball. Jack is constantly asking to go out for runs.
"Bought this programme for my nine year old son. We are having fun working through it together. Clear and easy to follow instructions. He is getting faster."
— Matt, Fire The Engine parent. Son, age 9.
I'm Mick Breen — founder of Natural Born Running. An ex elite Rugby player, who has coached and treated 10,000+ clients through coaching and Myotherapy. I've spent years working with kids aged 8–16, and I've watched the same thing happen over and over: fix the movement, and the confidence follows.
Fire The Engine is built on three of the seven movement standards I use in every clinic and in my full 7-week program. I also coach my own stepson's U8 soccer team — I know exactly what these kids look like when it clicks.
Instant access. Lifetime access. All three sessions.
Build Your Kid's Engine — $97 AUDInstant access · works on any deviceWatch the videos. Run the three drills. If you don't see a visible change in how your child moves, email us within 30 days and we'll refund every cent. You keep the videos and drill sheets either way.
A single session with me in the clinic is $220. Fire The Engine gives you three of the fixes I use in those sessions, filmed so you can run them at home as many times as you like. Once a parent sees their kid's mechanics shift in three sessions, a good number of them want the full transformation. That's what Play Faster and Built From The Ground Up are for, the 7-week programs that cover all seven movement standards. If you just want the three fixes and nothing else, that's exactly what you'll get. Nothing else to buy, ever, if that's all you want.
Yes — that's the entire point. Each session is one short video that shows you exactly what to look for, then a simple drill sheet. If you can watch a ten-minute video, you can run the session.
A backyard, park, or oval, and fifteen minutes. No equipment, no gym, no prior experience.
Yes. These three mechanics govern straight-line speed regardless of the sport — soccer, footy, netball, basketball, cricket, or athletics.
Yes — one time, lifetime access to all three sessions.